I got my film back today that I'd soaked in lemon juice. I think it's safe to say, it was failure. I'd soaked the film, in it's canister, in lemon juice (from one of those lemon shaped bottles, I think it might have worked better in fresh lemon juice :S) for 3 hours (I meant to leave it for only 2 but I forgot about it) then rinsed it and put it in the airing cupboard for 3 days. The outer plastic had melted a little bit when I took it out so that can't have helped much either :s it then sat in room temperature for another day before I took it in to be developed.
Here's the annoying part - I also took in a disposable camera at the same time. I'd messed around with the lens and flash on this, but the film stayed completely dry. Or so I thought. I will admit to putting the camera and the film in a plastic bag together to carry them to the shop, but they weren't in there for long. Apparently it was long enough though, because from the 54 photos I should have got back, I only got 14 :( I also got a roll of negatives with nothing on them, so I don't know how the disposable messed up so much that nothing came out (unless the photos I did get back were from the disposable, which they may have been, I'm not entirely sure. Although now as I try to remember what was on each film it makes more sense for the ones that came back to have been from the disposable)
So here's what I did get back:
The little mark on this one annoys me because it would've been quite nice without it!
It just annoys me to think of the things I'd taken photos of that didn't come out; a trip to Cambridge, the most amazing christmas shop in Sudbury (too far to go back for) and the bridal flower section of a garden centre. I guess that's what you have to deal with when you experiment with film like this though! If I do try again at some point, I think I'll stick to generic shots!
Flickr set - Disposable
So, so disappointed for you Hannah! What you did get looks pretty good though :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like what I got. I can't help feeling disappointed (pissed off) that nothing came from the other one (I did exactly (almost) as several other people had done with their lemon juice films) and really, really annoyed that the disposable got wet!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll stick to dry experiments in the future...
Awwh so sorry about the outcomes of it all, i hate it when nothing good comes out of films :( but i honestly love these sets. They're like paintings and makes pretty backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteThanks Celsee :) I can kinda work out what they were supposed to be (mainly taken in the forest) but there's a couple more I didn't scan in that I have absolutely no idea what they're supposed to be! Haha
ReplyDeleteThose are not so bad at all. You created the illusion of being drunk:) Have a serene day, Hannah!
ReplyDeleteHuh, I never thought of it that way but yes that is how they come across! Good perception :)
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